Periplaneta is a genus of cockroaches containing some of the well-known pest species with cosmopolitan distributions, such as: Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus...

The smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa) is a large species of cockroach, winged, and growing to a length of 32–35 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in)....

The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. In certain regions of the U.S...

The Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae) is a common species of tropical cockroach, with a length of 23–35 mm (0.91–1.38 in). It is brown overall...

The brown cockroach (Periplaneta brunnea) is a species of cockroach in the family Blattidae. It is probably originally native to Africa, but today it...

the palmetto bug. It is not to be confused for the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), another common Florida insect, that is sometimes also referred...

The Turkestan cockroach, Periplaneta lateralis (also known by its synonyms Shelfordella lateralis and Blatta lateralis), also known as the rusty red cockroach...

The Japanese cockroach (Periplaneta japonica), also known as the Yamato cockroach, is a cockroach native to Japan, adapted to cooler northern climates...

tropics. Cockroaches are generally omnivorous; the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), for example, feeds on a great variety of foodstuffs including...

Periplaneta japanna is a subtropical field-dwelling cockroach endemic to southern Japan. The Japanese common name means urushi cockroach, or lacquer tree...

eggs as a food source. Host cockroaches include the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), Australian cockroach (P. australasiae), brown cockroach (P...

repellent activity of P. amaryllifolius against American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana L.). The leaves possess a pleasant aroma and can be used as...

The aboriginal cockroach (Periplaneta aboriginea) is a species of cockroach belonging to the family Blattidae. Unlike the related (and misnamed) Australian...

appearance vary depending on species and environment. Female cockroach (Periplaneta americana) with ootheca Female cockroach (Blatella germanica) with ootheca...

have a widely reported capacity for survival. The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) in particular has the second-largest genome of known insect...

the Queensland coast of Australia. The species was first described as Periplaneta marginalis by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1864. The species was...

cockroach) Periplaneta americana (American cockroach) Periplaneta australasiae (Australian cockroach) Periplaneta brunnea (brown cockroach) Periplaneta fuliginosa...

collectively as water bugs Heteroptera Cockroaches The American cockroach, Periplaneta americana The German cockroach, Blattella germanica The Oriental cockroach...

Diagram of a single maxilla from the cockroach Periplaneta americana showing the anatomy and musculature...

(Drymaplaneta communis) Florida woods cockroach: (Eurycotis floridana) Periplaneta spp: American cockroach, Australian cockroach, Brown cockroach, Smokybrown...

appendigaster L. (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae), a solitary oothecal parasitoid of Periplaneta americana L. (Dictyoptera: Blattidae)". Biological Control. 52 (2): 104–109...

species were reported to sting a cockroach (specifically a Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, or Nauphoeta rhombifolia) twice, delivering...

A. gracilipes (yellow crazy ants) moving a dead American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) toward their nest in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia...

35 Earthworm (Lumbricus) Median giant fiber −70 100 1.0 30 Cockroach (Periplaneta) Giant fiber −70 80–104 0.4 10 Frog (Rana) Sciatic nerve axon −60 to...

for chlordimeform (although one result shows little or no effect in Periplaneta americana); and dieldrin may or may not be an MAOI in Locusta migratoria...

(Locusta migratoria) tyramine receptor 1, and high for American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) octopamine receptor α and tyramine receptor 1. There appears...

study, the effects of parasitism on three Periplaneta species are studied. The results show that Periplaneta australasiae uses substrates differently and...

Epimorphosis is defined as the regeneration of a specific part of an organism in a way that involves extensive cell proliferation of somatic stem cells...

animal feed, research Captive-bred 6b Other insects American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) date uncertain North America meat, medicine, pets Captive-bred...

Periplanone B is a pheromone produced by the female American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. It is a sexual attractant to male cockroaches, especially...